Ep. 2318 Alex Stefan: Human Potential

Ep. 2328 Timothy Hogan: Ancient Alchemy

Tonight, Wednesday on FADE to BLACK: Timothy Hogan joins us to discuss how the same alchemical terms and techniques can be found among ancient cultures all over the ancient world, suggesting that the science was inherited by them or given to them. Timothy Hogan is an author and international lecturer who specializes in cross cultural symbolism. He is a Past Master within several different spiritual and initiatic traditions, including many bodies in Freemasonry and of Rosicrucian lineages. He is the current Grand Master for the Order of the Temple of Secret Initiates (a Knight Templar lineage), and he runs the Templar Collegia associated with it. Timothy Hogan has lectured all over the world in both public and private venues, including several Universities and U.S. Embassies, and he has appeared on numerous television and podcast programs world wide. He has likewise done Track II diplomacy in many countries. He is author of The Alchemical Keys to Masonic Ritual; The 32 Secret Paths of Solomon; Revelation of the Holy Grail (written under the pen name of Chevalier Emerys); Entering the Chain of Union; Novo Clavis Esoterika; The Way of the Templar; Thoughts from Meditations; and Elements of the Elements, and numerous periodicals. WEBSITES: https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/emerys Air Date: July 22, 2026

Ep. 2327 Leela Hutchison: Contact in Chihuahuan

Tonight, Tuesday on FADE to BLACK: Leela Hutchison discusses her new book, Contact in the Chihuahuan Desert, sharing over 20 years of firsthand research into one of the world's most active UFO and paranormal hotspots. She explores remarkable encounters, unexplained phenomena, and her theory connecting the region's giant crystals to UAP and extraterrestrial activity. Leela Hutchison is a Graduate Gemologist, from G.I.A., (Gemological Institute of America) explorer, researcher, and published author on crystals, gems and minerals. In January 2001, Leela was on a team of the earliest explorers to enter the astonishing giant crystal caves in Naica, Mexico. She wrote her earliest memoir detailing that exploration in 2016. Her latest book: Contact in the Chihuahuan Desert details 20 years of field research connecting the giant crystals to contact, and high strangeness which she names the E. T. Hot-zone in this massive desert surrounding the giant crystals. WEBSITES: https://thecrystalgiants.com/ Air Date: July 21, 2026

Ep. 2326 Laird Scranton: Advanced Ancient Tech

Tonight, Monday on FADE to BLACK: Laird Scranton explores compelling new evidence suggesting advanced technology existed long before Ancient Egypt. Drawing from discoveries in Neolithic Orkney, Scotland, he examines the mysteries of ley lines, stone circles, and the Great Pyramid while revealing how these findings could reshape our understanding of humanity's forgotten past. Laird Scranton, born in 1953 in Wallace, Idaho, received his upbringing and education in Salem and Portland, Oregon. As one of the early male coeds, he attended Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY, graduating in English with proficiency in computer programming. Scranton ventured into the field of independent software design, contributing his expertise to approximately 200 businesses. In the late 1990s, he embarked on a journey of studying comparative cosmology. In 2002, Scranton self-published his debut book, "Hidden Meanings," later republished as "The Science of the Dogon." This publication caught the attention of Egyptologist John Anthony West, who personally assisted in securing a publisher for the book. Currently, Laird Scranton resides in Albany, New York. WEBSITES: https://www.facebook.com/laird.scranton Air Date: July 20, 2026

Ep. 2325 Jason Quitt: Plato's Atlantis?

Tonight, Friday on FADE to BLACK: Author and researcher Jason Quitt joins us to explore his new book, The Shining Island: Precession, Axis Mundi, & Plato's Celestial Allegory. Was Plato's story of Atlantis more than myth? Jason uncovers hidden connections between ancient cosmology, celestial cycles, sacred symbolism, and a forgotten understanding of humanity's place in the cosmos. Jason Quitt is the author of Gates Of The Anunnaki: Sacred Geometry Keys To The Gods, Astral Genesis – Astrological Keys To The Gods, and Egyptian Postures of Power – Mysticism | Movements | Meditations. Jason has been teaching and lecturing on the subjects of mysticism, out of body experiences, astral projection, meditation and Qi Gong since 2010. Jason has been studying various energy modalities and spiritual practices since 2002. After graduating from the Institute of Energy Wellness in 2005, Jason has continued his journey into the ancient systems of mysticism, metaphysics, wellness, and Shamanism to this day. WEBSITES: https://thecrystalsun.com/ Air Date: July 17, 2026

Ep. 2323 Melissa Tittl: New Film: Illusion

Tonight, Tuesday on FADE to BLACK: Investigative journalist and filmmaker Melissa Tittl explores how belief is formed, inherited, and reinforced—and whether it shapes the reality we experience. Could what we accept as truth be the very thing that divides us? Melissa is the Creative CEO for Hathor Studios. Hathor Studios specializes in Films, TV shows and short form content that helps form a new narrative. Hathor Studios covers topics such as meditation, human potential, aliens, sci fi and ancient civilizations and much more. Formally, she served as Head of Content and Development for GAIA and has written and produced for Chelsea Does, Escaping the prophet, Ancient Aliens, The Universe and Hangar One. WEBSITES: https://www.hathorstudios.com/ Air Date: July 14, 2026